Broom.



L. ML SARTAIN.

BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED FBBJS, 1913.

1,0?0,07l. Patented Aug.12, 1913.

Inventor Y Attorneys LOUIS MARTAIN SARTAIN, OF VIPELI-IAIVI, TENNESSEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1 913.

Application filed February 13, 1913. Serial No. 748,171.

To all cli/tom, t may concern Be it known that LoUrs VI. SAn'rAIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pelham, in the county lofGrundy and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Broom, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brooms and more particularlyto that type of broom in which the bristles are removably securedthereto.

One object of the present invention is to provide improved means wherebythe bristles may be securely held within the broom head and furthermoremay be readily and easily detached therefrom when their period ofusefulness is past.

A further object is to provide a broom head to which the broom handle isdetachably secured, the said handle also forming locking means for thesecuring of the bristles within the broom head.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the inventio-n herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, the preferable form of my invent-ion is illustrated, in whichFigure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved broom. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view thereof taken on the line A-A of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a planview of my improved broom with the handle thereof removed. Fig. 4 is across sectional view of the broom head.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is a broom handledetachably secured to a broom head 2 and 3 designates bristlesdetachably secured to the broom head.

The broom head 2 comprises the two boX- like portions 4 and 5 pivot-allysecured as at 6, the box-like portieri 4 being slightly larger than thebox-like portion 5 .to which it is connected, which allows the portion 5to pass within the end walls of the portion 4 and beneath the topthereof, with the result that the broom head forms a complete inclosurefor the bristles which are secured therein. The top plates of thebox-like members 4 and 5 of the broom head are provided with theapertures 6 and 7 which are adapted to aline when the said members arein a closed position as illustrated in Fig. 2. To the top of thebox-like portion 4 and arranged in alinement with the aperture 6 thereinis a tube 8 either soldered or formed integral with the top plate andsaid tube forms a guide and brace for the handle l.

To the inner lower portions of the boX- hlre members 4 and 5 are securedthe shelves 9 the outwardly projecting portions of which are providedwith the serrated edges 10, the said edge serrations adapted to engageand bite into the broom bristles to obtain a positive and substantialhold thereon. The said shelves are securely held to the broom headmembers by rivets or other suitable means. They are positioned above thepivotal connection 6 of the two broom head members. The handle 1 of thebroom which is preferably formed of wood is provided with an annulardepression or notch 11 extending therearound and which notch is adaptedto be engaged by the top plate of the lower box-like member 5. The twoapertures 6 and 7 of the box-like members are rst forced into alinementby the beveled end 12 of the broom handle 1.

When the bristles 3 have become so worn as to be useless the box-likemembers 4 and 5 are sprung together with the result that the top plateof the member 5 is sprung out of engagement with the annular notch 11 ofthe broom handle and the latter is then withdrawn. The two members 4 and5 may then be rotated about the pivotal connection 6 with the resultthat the shelves 9 which constitute the gripping or holding means forthe broom bristles are drawn apart and out of engagement with the broombristles which are thereby detached and may be withdrawn from the broomhead. In order to position a new set of bristles within the broom head,the box-like members 4 and 5 are rotated to a maximum open position. Thebristles may then be inserted within the lower open end of the boxingand beyond the gripping shelves 9. The box-like members 4 and 5 are nowbrought together and the broom handle passed downwardly through t-hecylindrical tube 8 through the aperture 6 and forcing the aperture 7into alinement therewith by reason ot the beveled end of the said handleit being understood that it requires some little pressure to bring thesaid apertures into alinementby reason ot the shelves 9 with theserrated edges 10 thereof biting into and gripping the sides of thebroom bristles as more clearly illustrated in F ig. 2. 'Ihe broom handlel is forced downwardly until the notch; l1 thereof comes in front ot'the sides of the aperture 7 which immediately snaps thereinto with theresult that the handle 1 is securely locked to the broom headas are alsothe broom bristles. The broom as just describedalthough simple inconstruction and: cheap to manufacture will be found to be etlicient andpractical in` service and' tuiT- thermore one in which the broombristles may be easily placed or removed; Furthermore,l it isl to benoted that there are no threaded connections. used in the present broomwhich eliminates all likelihood of the latter becoming useless from astripping thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is The combinationin a broom head of a clamp comprising oppositely disposed platesprovided with side and top flanges, the said flanges interlapping andpivotal means securing the side flanges together, the top flangesprovided with apertures extending therethrough, a tube projectingupwardly from the uppermost top iiange and surrounding t-he aperturetherein, and a handle provided with a wedge-shaped end adapted to extendthrough the saidtube and; apertures to bring said top iiange apertureslin alinement to thereby torce th-e said plates together to engagematerial which may be disposed therebetween, and said handle providedwitlr a notch engageable by one of thev top anges. to thereby holdv thesaid' handle rigidly in place.

In testimony that I claim the forego-ing as my own, I have heretoafliiXed my signature in thel presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS MARTAIN SARTAIN.

IVitnesses:

TAI-EER VVoonnEn,l BRYAN BoUrLDrN.

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